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Forgotten Harvest

EIN 38-2926476Human Services Michigan Large

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Driving hunger from our community since 1990

Forgotten Harvest is dedicated to relieving hunger in metro Detroit and preventing nutritious food waste. Established in 1990, Forgotten Harvest rescues fresh food from 800 donors, including wholesalers, farmers, dairies, and 267 grocery stores. This food, which would otherwise go to waste, is delivered at no charge to 257 food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and mobile pantries serving food-insecure families and individuals across metro Detroit. During fiscal year 2015 - 2016, Forgotten Harvest rescued and distributed 42.3 million pounds of food.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.73Overall score
out of 100

84.07Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$86,036,552

Total expenses · USD$85,608,371

Program expenses

$81,841,602.68 recorded amount

95.6%

Fundraising expenses

$2,568,251.13 recorded amount

3.0%

Administrative expenses

$1,027,300.45 recorded amount

1.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Kirk Mayes
Recorded compensation: $175,400.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.20%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Forgotten Harvest
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Forgotten Harvest is dedicated to relieving hunger in metro Detroit and preventing nutritious food waste. Established in 1990, Forgotten Harvest rescues fresh food from 800 donors, including wholesalers, farmers, dairies, and 267 grocery stores. This food, which would otherwise go to waste, is delivered at no charge to 257 food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and mobile pantries serving food-insecure families and individuals across metro Detroit. During fiscal year 2015 - 2016, Forgotten Harvest rescued and distributed 42.3 million pounds of food.
`ein` EIN	38-2926476
`tot_exp` Total expenses	85608371.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.012
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.03
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.956
`fscore` Financial score	84.07
`leader` Recorded leader	Kirk Mayes
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	175400.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.002
`motto` Tagline	Driving hunger from our community since 1990
`name` Charity name	Forgotten Harvest
`tot_rev` Total revenue	86036552.0
`score` Overall score	88.73
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	81841602.676
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	2568251.13
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1027300.452

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-2926476
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
Recorded location: Michigan (MI)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.